Washboard.



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WASHBOARD.

APPLIO'ATI'ON FILED 00127. 1905.

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PATENTE'D JULY 9, 1907.

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JAMES T. SARGENT, OF'OLEVELAND, OHIO.

WASHBOARD.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1907.

Application filed October 27, 1905. Serial No. 284,669.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. SARGENT, residing at Cleveland, in thecounty of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, a citizen of the United States,have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements inWashboards, of which the following is a specification.

The invention described herein relates to certain improvements inwashboards forming the subject matter of an application filed October27th, 1905 numbered serially 284,668 and is hereinafter'more fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a iront elevation of a Washboard embodying my improvements;Fig. 2 is a sectional view on a plane indicated by the line II-II Fig.1; Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Figs. 1 and 2, showing theapplication of my improvement to single-faced washboards and Fig. 5 is aview similar to Figs. 2 and 4 showingthe construction of brand board,etc., illustrated in Fig. 4, applicable to double faced washboards.

In the practice of my invention the brand-board 1, curtain 2 andprotector 3 are formed integral with each other by suitably bending asuitable length of sheet metal, the upper end of the sheet being bentover to form the protector while the lower portion is bent outward andback to form a drainage curtain to direct water down onto the rubbingface of the washboard. This combined brand board, protector and curtainis provided With a soap ledge or support 4 preferably arrangedimmediately above the drainage curtain and either secured to said partby rivets or formed integral therewith as shown at 4 in Fig. 4 by adouble bending over the metal sheet immediately above the drainagecurtain. In double faced washboards the edges of the brand board whichproject slightly beyond the ends of the protector and soap ledge anddrainage curtain are arranged to slide in inclined saw-kerfs and grooves5 and 6 cut in the inner walls of the legs of the board. It is preferredthat the edges of the brand board should be turned up as at 7 so as toform inconnection with the brand board, gutters to prevent water beingretained 'within the grooves and thereby injuring the board.

These parts are inserted in position by sliding along the front wall ofthe upper cross bar 9 for the reception oi the uppr edge of the rubbingface, and the drainage curtain is preferably shaped so as to conform toand bear against the portion of the cross bar above therabbet. It isalso preferred that saw kerfs should be out in the legs immediatelyunder the head piece for the reception of the ends of the protector,thereby affording a Vertical support for the same.

It will be observed that the drainage curtain is so arranged that soapywater falling thereon from the soap shelf will be directed onto theupper end of the rubbing face.

I claim herein as my invention:

l. A Washboard having in combination therewith a protector, brand-boardand drainage curtain formed integral with each other and a soap shelf orledge carried by thev brand-board adjacent to the junction of thebrand-board and drainage curtain, and the latterextendng along the uppercross-bar to the rubbing face.

2. A Washboard having in combination therewith a protector, brand-board,soap-ledge and drainage curtain formed integral With each other the soapledge being located on the brand-board adjacent to the junction of thebrand-board and drainage curtain.

3. A double faced washboard having in combination therewith a protector,brand board and drainage curtain, said parts being formed integral witheach other, a soap ledge located adjacent to the line of junction of thebrand board and drainage curtain, said parts being reversible fromoperative position relative to one rubbing face .to operative positionrelative to the other face. l

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES T. SARGEN'I.

Witnesses:

Gno. H. HASTINGS, M. E. McGnAw.

